OPENINGS: There were no new wide openings for New Year’s weekend.
HOLDOVERS: Word of mouth still operates in a pandemic, and it wasn’t at all friendly to WW84 (DC/Warners) which crumpled by 67% to $5.5M from one holiday weekend to the next. It now seems highly unlikely to reach Tenet‘s $57.9M in the US (it may not even get past $45M), although of course Warners’ real play in this country is to build HBO Max, as to which the company hasn’t issued any hard numbers. Overseas, WW84 is at $90M after a $10.1M weekend in 40 markets, and it won’t even come close to Tenet‘s $304.7M.
Despite its availability on VOD, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE (DreamWorks/Universal) gained 25% to $2.2M in its 6th weekend, on track to pass $40M in the US. It’s also solid overseas, where it’s at $80.4M ($52.5M of that from China) after a $7.6M weekend in 17 territories.
NEWS OF THE WORLD (Universal) lost 25% to $1.7M from last week’s premiere, and could get past $10M in theatres before beginning its VOD run in 2 weeks.
MONSTER HUNTER (Screen Gems/Sony) gained 11% to $1.3M in its 3rd weekend, and might reach $10M in the US. It also has $4.8M overseas.
FATALE (Lionsgate) hits VOD this week, and rose 6% to $700K in its final theatres-only weekend. It could pass $5M in the US, and hasn’t yet opened overseas.
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (Focus/Universal) held well from last week’s opening, down 8% to $660K, and with one more weekend ahead before it reaches VOD, it should see $4M in US theatres.
PINOCCHIO (Roadside) was up 4% from last weekend’s opening to $284K, but even with a traditional theatrical window it’s unlikely to get much higher than $2M in the US. Its long international release, which started pre-pandemic, brought in $20.5M.
SOUL (Pixar/Disney) is a Disney+-only release in the US, but its overseas theatrical release is at $32.5M after a $16.5M weekend in 10 markets, including a notable result in China, where it more than doubled its opening weekend.
NEXT WEEKEND: There are no wide openings scheduled.
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